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Derek McElwee

Linebacker

2026 Class

5'10" Height

185 Weight

Madison Central School

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Derek McElwee is a 5'10" Linebacker in the 2026 class. McElwee attends Madison Central in Kentucky. McElwee's Player Profile was created on July 8, 2024. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Derek McElwee is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Derek

McElwee LB

Class

2026

Height

5'10"

Weight

185

HS

Madison Central

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KY

Derek McElwee

Derek McElwee is another senior linebacker who stood out in Round 2. McElwee played a key role in...

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Ryan Lippert

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Derek McElwee Derek McElwee 5'10" | 185 lbs | LB Madison Central | 2026 State KY is another senior linebacker who stood out in Round 2. McElwee played a key role in Madison Central’s win over George Rogers Clark. He lined up at outside linebacker where he did a great job of stopping the run. Derek showed the ability to use his impressive closing speed to get to the ball carrier before they could get going. Once he gets to the ball carrier, Derek explodes through contact and finished his tackles with a ton of physicality. He finished the game with a team-high 12 tackles along with three tackles for loss. McElwee also recorded a sack in the win. Derek has received a good amount of college interest and I wouldn’t be surprised to see some offers come his way soon. McElwee and the Indians will be looking to play spoiler on the road against a Trinity team who is trying to three-peat as 6A state champions this year.